The Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) returned for 2022, kicking things off with Stage 1 Challengers across the globe. Catch up on the opening round of action in NA and Europe right here, with a full recap of results and qualified teams in our hub.
FPX & The Guard crowned EU & NA champs respectively.
FPX, G2 Esports, Fnatic, OpTic, & The Guard punch tickets to Iceland.
$400,000+ collective prize pool across EU & NA in Stage 1 Challengers.
With the latest Valorant off-season well behind us, as many top players found their new home for the year, VCT 2022 kicked off with Stage 1 Challengers.
Spots at the first Masters event were on the line as some of NA and Europe’s biggest teams clashed. Below is a full rundown on how each game played out during the first round of competitive Valorant action for the year.
Contents
The Valorant Champions Tour 2022, including Stage 1 Challengers, was streamed live on the official Valorant Twitch channel , which we have embedded below for your convenience.
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Day 1: March 17
Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Bracket Round 1
Cloud9 2-1 Knights1PM
4PM
8PM
OpTic 2-1 XSET4PM
7PM
12AM
Day 2: March 18
Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Bracket Round 1
Version1 1-2 Luminosity
1PM
4PM
8PM
The Guard 2-0 Sentinels4PM
7PM
12AM
Day 3: March 19
Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Bracket Round 2
Cloud9 1-2 OpTic
1PM
4PM
8PM
Luminosity 0-2 The Guard
4PM
7PM
12AM
Day 4: March 20
Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Bracket Round 1
Knights 0-2 XSET
1PM
4PM
8PM
Version1 2-0 Sentinels4PM
7PM
12AM
Day 5: March 24
Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Bracket Round 2
Luminosity 0-2 XSET
1PM
4PM
8PM
Cloud9 2-1 Version14PM
7PM
12AM
Day 6: March 25
Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Bracket Final
OpTic 2-0 The Guard1PM
4PM
8PM
Lower Bracket Round 3
XSET 1-2 Cloud9
4PM
7PM
12AM
Day 7: March 26
Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Bracket Final
The Guard 3-0 Cloud91PM
4PM
8PM
Day 8: March 27
Stage Match PT ET GMT
Grand Final
OpTic 2-3 The Guard
1PM
4PM
8PM
VCT 2022 Challengers 1 NA group stage results
Week 1 results (February 11 — February 13)
Date Match PT ET GMT
February 11
Cloud9 2-0 100 Thieves1PM
4PM
9PM
Version1 2-0 Knights4PM
7PM
12AM
February 12
Sentinels 2-1 NRG1PM
4PM
9PM
Guard 2-0 Luminosity4PM
7PM
12AM
February 13
OpTic 1-2 Rise
1PM
4PM
9PM
XSET 2-0 Evil Geniuses4PM
7PM
12AM
Week 2 results (February 18 — February 20)
Date Match PT ET GMT
February 18
Knights 1-2 Sentinels
1PM
4PM
9PM
Evil Geniuses 1-2 Luminosity
4PM
7PM
12AM
February 19
XSET 1-2 Cloud9
1PM
4PM
9PM
Rise 0-2 Version1
4PM
7PM
12AM
February 20
NRG 0-2 OpTic
1PM
4PM
9PM
100 Thieves 1-2 Guard
4PM
7PM
12AM
Week 3 results (February 25 — February 27)
Date Match PT ET GMT
February 25
Cloud9 2-1 Evil Geniuses1PM
4PM
9PM
Knights 2-0 Rise4PM
7PM
12AM
February 26
Sentinels 1-2 OpTic
1PM
4PM
9PM
Guard 2-1 XSET4PM
7PM
12AM
February 27
Luminosity 2-1 100 Thieves1PM
4PM
9PM
Version1 2-1 NRG4PM
7PM
12AM
Week 4 results (March 4 — March 6)
Date Match PT ET GMT
March 4
Rise 1-2 Sentinels
1PM
4PM
9PM
Evil Geniuses 0-2 Guard
4PM
7PM
12AM
March 5
Luminosity 0-2 Cloud9
1PM
4PM
9PM
NRG 1-2 Knights
4PM
7PM
12AM
March 6
100 Thieves 1-2 XSET
1PM
4PM
9PM
OpTic 1-2 Version1
4PM
7PM
12AM
Week 5 results (March 11 — March 13)
Date Match PT ET GMT
March 11
Cloud9 2-1 The Guard1PM
4PM
9PM
NRG 2-0 Rise4PM
7PM
12AM
March 12
100 Thieves 2-0 Evil Geniuses1PM
4PM
9PM
XSET 2-0 Luminosity4PM
7PM
12AM
March 13
Sentinels 0-2 Version1
1PM
4PM
9PM
OpTic 2-0 Knights4PM
7PM
12AM
Placement Team Prize Money (USD)
1
The Guard
$50,000
2
OpTic Gaming
$32,000
3
Cloud9
$26,000
4
XSET
$20,000
5-6
Version1
$14,000
Luminosity
7-8
Sentinels
$10,000
Knights
9-12
100 Thieves
$6,000
Evil Geniuses
NRG
Rise
Team Players
100 Thieves
Hiko, Asuna, Ethan, BabyJ, ec1s
Cloud9
mitch, leaf, xeta, Xeppaa, vanity
Evil Geniuses
Pho, Boostio, Reformed, jawgemo, YaBoiDre
Knights
XXiF, Frosty, ban, skuba, Genghsta
Luminosity
moose, dazzLe, TiGG, mada, bdog
OpTic Gaming
FNS, Victor, crashies, yay, Marved
NRG
s0m, eeiu, ANDROID, tex, hazed
Rise
neptune, poised, Shanks, Derrek, supamen
Sentinels
ShahZaM, SicK, zombs, dapr, TenZ
The Guard
neT, valyn, JonahP, Sayaplayer, trent
Version1
effys, penny, Zellsis, wippie, Zander
XSET
AYRIN, BcJ, dephh, zekken, Cryocells
Day 1: March 22
Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Bracket Round 1
M3 Champions 2-0 Guild8AM
11AM
3PM
G2 Esports 1-2 Liquid
11AM
2PM
6PM
Day 2: March 23
Stage Match PT ET GMT
Upper Bracket Round 2
Fnatic 2-1 M3 Champions8AM
11AM
3PM
FPX 2-0 Liquid11AM
2PM
6PM
Day 3: March 24
Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Bracket Round 1
G2 Esports 2-0 M3 Champions8AM
11AM
3PM
Guild 0-2 Liquid
11AM
2PM
6PM
Day 4: March 25
Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Bracket Round 2
G2 Esports 2-0 Liquid8AM
11AM
3PM
Upper Bracket Final
Fnatic 0-2 FPX
11AM
2PM
6PM
Day 5: March 26
Stage Match PT ET GMT
Lower Bracket Final
G2 Esports 3-0 Fnatic8AM
11AM
3PM
Day 6: March 27
Stage Match PT ET GMT
Grand Final
FPX 3-1 G2 Esports8AM
11AM
3PM
VCT 2022 Challengers 1 Europe group stage results
Week 1 results (February 11 — February 13)
Date Match PT ET GMT
February 11
Liquid 0-2 M3 Champions
7AM
10AM
3PM
G2 Esports 1-2 Fnatic
10AM
1PM
6PM
February 12
FPX 2-1 BIG7AM
10AM
3PM
SuperMassive 0-2 Acend
10AM
1PM
6PM
February 13
NAVI 2-0 LDN UTD7AM
10AM
3PM
BBL Esports 0-2 Guild
10AM
1PM
6PM
Week 2 results (February 18 — February 20)
Date Match PT ET GMT
February 18
FPX 2-1 M3 Champions7AM
10AM
3PM
Guild 2-1 Acend10AM
1PM
6PM
February 19
LDN UTD 2-1 BIG7AM
10AM
3PM
BBL Esports 0-2 Fnatic
10AM
1PM
6PM
February 20
G2 Esports 2-0 SuperMassive7AM
10AM
3PM
NAVI 1-2 Liquid
10AM
1PM
6PM
Week 3 results (March 5 — March 6)
Date Match PT ET GMT
March 5
BBL Esports 2-0 SuperMassive7AM
10AM
3PM
G2 Esports 1-2 Acend
10AM
1PM
6PM
March 6
LDN UTD 0-2 Liquid
8AM
11AM
4PM
Week 4 results (March 11 — March 13)
Date Match PT ET GMT
March 11
SuperMassive 0-2 Fnatic
7AM
10AM
3PM
G2 Esports 2-0 BBL Esports10AM
1PM
6PM
March 12
FPX 2-0 Liquid7AM
10AM
3PM
Guild 2-1 SuperMassive7AM
10AM
3PM
Fnatic 2-0 Acend10AM
1PM
6PM
BIG 1-2 NAVI
10AM
1PM
6PM
March 13
G2 Esports 2-0 Guild7AM
10AM
3PM
LDN UTD 2-1 FPX7AM
10AM
3PM
Liquid 2-0 BIG10AM
1PM
6PM
BBL Esports 2-1 Acend10AM
1PM
6PM
Week 5 results (March 16 — March 18)
Date Match PT ET GMT
March 16
NAVI 0-2 M3 Champions
7AM
10AM
3PM
Guild 1-2 Fnatic
10AM
1PM
6PM
March 17
BIG 0-2 M3 Champions
7AM
10AM
3PM
March 18
NAVI 1-2 FPX
7AM
10AM
3PM
M3 Champions 2-0 LDN UTD8AM
11AM
4PM
Placement Team Prize Money (EUR)
1
FPX
€40,000
2
G2 Esports
€30,000
3
Fnatic
€22,000
4
Team Liquid
€18,000
5-6
Guild
€15,000
M3 Champions
7-8
BBL Esports
€12,000
Natus Vincere
9-10
Acend
€10,000
LDN UTD
11-12
BIG
€8,000
SuperMassive Blaze
Team Region Players
Acend
Europe
BONECOLD, cNed, Kiles, starxo, zeek
BIG
Europe
gob b, AslaN, Obnoks, Kaspe, Twisten
Fnatic
Europe
Boaster, Magnum, Mistic, Derke, BraveAF
Guild Esports
Europe
Leo, Sayf, koldamenta, Russ, trexx
Team Liquid
Europe
soulcas, L1NK, ScreaM, Jamppi, Nivera
G2 Esports
Europe
keloqz, hoody, Meddo, AvovA, nukkye
LDN UTD
Europe
Boo, feqew, MOLSI, Destrian, Dreamas
FunPlus Phoenix
CIS
ANGE1, ardiis, Shao, SUYGETSU, Zyppan
M3 Champions
CIS
Chronicle, d3ffo, Sheydos, nAts, Redgar
NAVI
CIS
Cloud, Duno, Jady, 7ssk7, dinkzj
SuperMassive Blaze
Turkey
Izzy, Brave, CyderX, XiSTOU, glovee
BBL Esports
Turkey
AsLanM4shadoW, pAura, Muj, QutionerX, aimDLL
